First up, an image of the digital essay Identify Yourself by artist, designer and writer @krystalsouth . It's a research into her life as a #netartist and how it's intertwined with the Internet. Main question: You can take the art out of the Internet, but can you take the Internet out of the art? #idk #lol Can I take the Internet out of myself? #identifyyourself #digitalessay #relationship #computer #identity #book and #website #depotbasel #placeforcontemporarydesign #depotbaselnetwork #dieuwertjeluitse

depot_baselFor every human desire, there is a digital component. You can comment on almost every real life experience (restaurants, bars, hotels, cities), search for almost every content you are interested in (google) or organize your professional (xing) and privat contacts (facebook). Most lately the expression of emotions became very popular. Although the smiley is existing since 1963 (first designed by Harvey Ball) – the implementation and use of emojis nowadays is routine. In 2015 the Oxford Dictionary even declared the „laugh oneself to tears“ emoji word of the year – they claim it’s able to destroy language barriers. For us or for the data collectors?
#smile #emotion #emoji #humanexpression #maxfrischknecht #depotbasel #placeforcontemporarydesign #depotbaselnetwork

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There is something so human about this gesture but yet if feels a bit uncanny. Source: https://twitter.com/snowdehiski/status/736558788136685568
#virtual #reality #digital #romaincazier #depotbasel #placeforcontemporarydesign #depotbaselnetwork

Net-work continues with Maya Ober. The designer, researcher and analyst just started a blog titled 'depatriarchise design' where she shares her view on the condition of contemporary design through a feminist perspective. The topics she includes span from patriarchy in design language to how star designers have served the male-domination within the discipline. We suggest you start following https://depatriarchisedesign.wordpress.com #depotbaselnetwork #onlinedepot #mayaober #designpatriarchy #postpatriarchy #femaledesignpractitioners #femaledesignhistory #womenusers